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BROFE'S BOLLOCKS
Historical Adventures of an Historical Numpty
Years ago I used to try and document my various goings on, but the service I was using became defunct and I never kept it up. I have some time on my hands so I have decided to try and resurrect the idea, but my first task is to try and get all my old stuff up. This may or may not be successful. Watch this space, as they say.
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65th Lake Fujiwara Marathon & Fujiwara Matsuri
There has been a lakeside run every year around our local lake, which was organised to coincide with the local festival, and they had an...
seanbrophy1
Aug 20, 20244 min read
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Time lapse photography fun
I decided to get up super early and try to watch the sun come up onto the mountain side. This is the first morning I have tried it, and...
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Jul 20, 20231 min read
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Drill Motivated Stroll with Bonus Beers
I have been trying to put a new neck on a cheap precision bass copy that has a neck that is warped into the Andromeda galaxy 3 billion...
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Sep 12, 20222 min read
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Mozaik in Kichijoji
I was driving along today and a tune came on in the car by the band Mosaik, created by Andy Irvine & Dónal Lunny way back in 2002. They...
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Sep 8, 20221 min read
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Newly Arrived Feline
Up in Fujiwara, we "have" a semi-feral cat, that we have named Stevie, who deigns to allow us to leave her food out. In return she...
seanbrophy1
Sep 7, 20222 min read
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Fact-finding mission into 尾瀬ヶ原 (Ozegahara) National Park
Ozegahara national park is literally on our doorstep, and we have been meaning to take a tramp up there for a while, but as is often the...
seanbrophy1
Aug 17, 20222 min read
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Low-key Snowboarding Fun
Being a knackered old bastard, I don't manage the high-octane thrills that the local nutcases do (you know who you are!), but I still...
seanbrophy1
Mar 11, 20222 min read
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Record Breaking Snowfalls in Minakami
There has been an absolutely phenomenal amount of snow up here in Fujiwara this season, and up in Tenjindaira Kieron and crew are...
seanbrophy1
Feb 25, 20222 min read
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Meaningless Stroll in the Snow
I haven't been boarding they this season, or snowshoeing, but I needed to do something, so I just took a stroll up to the local ski...
seanbrophy1
Feb 15, 20221 min read
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The fields around Kenilworth Castle, January 2022
We drove over to Kenilworth, parked up just outside, and took a walk through the fields around the castle. Although I have been doing...
seanbrophy1
Feb 1, 20221 min read
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Post-Travel Quarantine in Japan, January 2022
Well, I am stuck in a hotel now for 6 days, as part of Japans COVID (aka Covoid - youse know who you are) response, so I figure I may as...
seanbrophy1
Jan 28, 20225 min read
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London 2009
I have been too topical the last few days, so I had better get back to the historical stuff. We stayed with Mina's mum in Finsbury (I...
seanbrophy1
Jan 18, 20221 min read
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Long Itchington, Guild Old Farts Stroll
Still at a bit of an impasse waiting for the boiler to get fixed, but was rescued for a few hours by Dave Hadlum and Scotty Yarker. Scott...
seanbrophy1
Jan 17, 20221 min read
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UK Trip 2021 to 2022
Well I have been back about a month, so I had better blast some random pictures up. After arriving and getting a negative PCR result, I...
seanbrophy1
Jan 17, 20221 min read
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The Greyhound Inn (Sutton Stop)
I went to Sutton Stop while I was in Cov. Ha ha, alert the media! I am ALWAYS there. Met up with Jay, Kev & Sonia and Tom, and was a...
seanbrophy1
Jan 17, 20221 min read
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Coventry RC Vs Hartpury University
Bloody freezing up the rugby today but thankfully was fortified by a few jars in the Railway Club and the Broomfield Tavern. Here is a...
seanbrophy1
Jan 17, 20221 min read
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Burton Dassett, January 2022
Cracking day for a recovery stroll after watching Coventry Rugby grab a dying seconds win against Hartpury 34-33, and hearing of Coventry...
seanbrophy1
Jan 17, 20221 min read
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Stroll Around Shustoke Reservoir
No, I had no idea where it was either. You head from Cov to Corley, through Fillongley and Furnace End, and hey presto!Very nice day for...
seanbrophy1
Jan 13, 20221 min read
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Urban Walkabout
The Stroll & Slurp Initiative stayed in town yesterday, so I tried to find interesting municipal stuff to look at. That wasn't too...
seanbrophy1
Jan 12, 20221 min read
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Hiking around Brinklow
Tom Duff picked me up just after 10 and we headed off to the Brinklow area, just outside Coventry. Nice day for it, very occasional super...
seanbrophy1
Jan 10, 20221 min read
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